Add the Western Michigan football team to that list. This weekend when the Broncos play Ball State, they’ll have a few pink accents on their uniform, including this helmet.

Photo courtesy of Western Michigan Athletics

This game will mean a little more to WMU defensive coordinator Ed Pinkham, who has lost three sisters to breast cancer.

Earlier this week, the team presented Pinkham with a pink oar — the team has a Row the Boat mantra — with his sisters’ names on it. It was a special moment caught on video.

“As hard as it is for an individual like myself to lose a sister, when you see what goes on in the family they’ve left behind, the kids, the nieces, the nephews,” Pinkham said. “Some of them are still struggling. I’ve got a nephew who’s college age, and he still hasn’t found his way.

“Whatever you can do for the rest of your life to help people find a cure for cancer is worth the effort.”

Western Michigan will honor Breast Cancer Awareness Month with these awesome helmets

And it means a lot to the Broncos’ defensive coordinator.

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